The Concert

– A former world-famous conductor of the Bolshoï orchestra, known as "The Maëstro", Andreï Filipov ..

Type:
Movie
Rating:
7.60 / 10
Duration:
One Hour and 59 Minutes
Release Year:
2009
Original Name:
Le Concert
The Concert (2009) - Also known as Le Concert

A former world-famous conductor of the Bolshoï orchestra, known as "The Maëstro", Andreï Filipov had seen his career publicly broken by Leonid Brezhnev for hiring Jewish musicians and now works cleaning the concert hall where he once directed. One day, he intercepts an official invitation from the prestigious Théâtre du Châtelet. Through a series of mad antics, he reunites his old orchestra, now composed of old alcoholic musicians, and flies to perform in Paris and complete the Tchaikovsky concerto interrupted 30 years earlier. For the concerto, he engages a young violin soloist with whom he has an unexpected connection.

The Concert (2009) - Trailer

Release Date:

04 Nov 2009

Language:

French, Russian

MPAA Content-Rating:
PG-13 – Parents Strongly Cautioned

Some material may be inappropriate for children under 13. Parents are urged to be cautious. Some material may be inappropriate for pre-teenagers.

Director:

Radu Mihaileanu

Writer:

Radu Mihaileanu (scenario), Alain-Michel Blanc (scenario), Matthew Robbins (collaboration), Radu Mihaileanu (adaptation), Héctor Cabello Reyes (based on an original story by), Thierry Degrandi (based on an original story by)

Main Actors:

Aleksey Guskov, Dmitriy Nazarov, Mélanie Laurent, François Berléand

Plot:

Thirty years ago, Andrei Simoniovich Filipov, the renowned conductor of the Bolshoi orchestra, was fired for hiring Jewish musicians. Now a mere cleaning man at the Bolshoi, he learns by accident that the Châtelet Theater in Paris invites the Bolshoi orchestra to play there. He decides to gather together his former musicians and to perform in Paris in the place of the current Bolshoi orchestra. As a solo violin player to accompany his old Jewish or Gypsy musicians he wants Anne-Marie Jacquet, a young virtuoso. If they all overcome the hardships ahead this very special concert will be a triumph.

Awards:

Nominated for 1 Golden Globe. Another 9 wins & 14 nominations.

Gross profit:

$655,474.00

Production:

Weinstein Company

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
7.6/10
Rotten Tomatoes:
62%
Metacritic:
60%